Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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